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The birth of psychological war : propaganda, espionage, and military violence from WWII to the Vietnam War / Jeffrey Whyte

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  • Texte
Type de médiation
  • sans médiation
Type de support
  • Volume
Titre(s)
  • The birth of psychological war : propaganda, espionage, and military violence from WWII to the Vietnam War / Jeffrey Whyte
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  • The Birth of Psychological War Propaganda, Espionage, and Military Violence from WWII to the Vietnam War Jeffrey Whyte 2024 Oxford Oxford University Press 978-0-19-199566-8
Auteur(s)
Publication
  • Oxford : British Academy : Oxford University press
Date de copyright
  • C 2023
Description matérielle
  • 1 volume (VIII-230 pages) : illustrations, cartes ; 24 cm
Collection
  • A British Academy monographs
ISBN
  • 0-19-726749-1
  • 978-0-19-726749-3
EAN
  • 9780197267493 rel.
Appartient à la collection
  • British Academy Monographs 2016 Oxford Oxford University Press
Classification décimale Dewey
  • 327.140 973
Note sur le titre et les responsabilités
  • Titre provenant des métadonnées fournies par l'éditeur
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 195-228. Index
Résumé ou extrait
  • The Birth of Psychological War explores the history, politics, and geography of United States psychological warfare in the 20th century against the backdrop of the contemporary 'post-truth era'. From its origins in the Second World War, to the United States' counterinsurgency campaigns in Vietnam, Whyte traces how the theory and practice of psychological warfare transformed the relationship between the home front and theatres of war. Whyte interrogates the broader political mythologies that animate popular conceptions of psychological war, such as its claim to make war more humane and less violent. On the contrary, The Birth of Psychological War demonstrates the role of psychological warfare in expanding the scope and scale of military violence amidst ostensible efforts to 'win hearts and minds'. While casting a critical eye on psychological warfare, Whyte establishes its continued significance for the contemporary student of international relations.
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